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- ItemOpen AccessAn exploration of fiscal sponsorship policy and practice at human service agencies(2010) Ramsundarsingh, Susan Nadia; Falkenberg, LorenFiscal sponsorship is an American term used to describe partnerships between registered charitable organizations and non-registered groups or individuals. A generally accepted practice in the Unites States, it is now emerging in Canada in response to trends in the voluntary sector such as: challenges to the definition of what is charitable, a lengthy registration process, lack of capacity within the sector, and citizen engagement through community development practices. This study explores fiscal sponsorship from two perspectives. Through interviews with fiscal sponsorship practitioners, it provides a description of the practice. The practice is then considered from a legal perspective. The legal interviews provide an understanding of how current policy and guidelines can be interpreted and applied to fiscal sponsorship practice as described by the practitioners. These opposing viewpoints highlight the gaps between policy and practice. This study provides guidelines of practice and policy recommendations to address these gaps.
- ItemOpen AccessApplying the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Conflict(2016) Szabo, Mark; Keenan, Tom; Musiani, Marco; Wylant, Barry; Falkenberg, Loren; Mourali, Mehdi; Seel, KevinThis dissertation addresses the problem of how to make sense of environmental conflicts in a way that is both practical enough to direct strategy, and comprehensive enough to encompass the full range of the conflict. I make three contributions towards solving this problem. First, after examining the literature from several different disciplines, I determine the attributes required for an effective sensemaking framework for environmental conflicts, and further conclude that the Graph Model of Conflict Resolution (“GMCR”) meets those criteria. Specifically, theat framework should be multidisciplinary, include a systems approach, allow for non-rational behaviour, embrace multiple theoretical constructs, facilitate an iterative resolution approach, and utilize one of several methodological approaches to account for time series data. Second, using Northern Gateway as an example, I develop an approach forto simplifying a complicated conflict, using Northern Gateway as an example, into the kind of inputs the GMCR is equipped to handle, resulting in with the result ofbroadening its application to conflicts that are more nuanced than currently researched in the literature. Third, I support further research by recommending how to improve the choice of decision-makers in the model, suggesting a protocol for primary qualitative validation of the model using subject matter experts, outlining parameters for use in iteratively refining the simulation model, clarifying limitations of the GMCR approach, and suggesting opportunities for further research. I conclude that a useful way to make sense out of a complex environmental conflict is to, counterintuitively, simplify it in the context of the participants’ next unilateral decisions, and use the GMCR approach to determine possible future states of conflict equilibrium.
- ItemOpen AccessCase study of a competency-based performance management system(2001) Copithorne, Kevin; Falkenberg, Loren
- ItemOpen AccessClassroom Interrupted: Understanding Investment Through Action Research in the Time of COVID-19(2022-01) Daniel, Maya; Dressler, Roswita; Groen, Janet; Boz, Umit; Falkenberg, Loren; Jordan, StevenThrough a social constructivist lens, and the use of an action research methodology, in this study I sought to answer the research questions: (1) What aspects promote and increase student investment in my business communication classroom? and (2) How can I positively impact student investment? These questions arose as a result of noticeable changes in student behaviour within my business communication classrooms, including: increased absenteeism, reduced completion of homework tasks and submission of assignments, waning participation in classroom discussions and activities, and an overall decline in course and program completion. This study provided an opportunity for all participants (students and myself) to grow in understanding what factors encourage students to invest in the practices of the classroom. There were three phases of action research in this study where I utilized the methods of student journaling, my personal reflection journaling, and my lesson plans as data sources. The classroom and the study were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the findings of the study. Active learning, teaching style, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic were identified as the aspects that most impacted student investment in my business communications classroom, and the aspects of active learning and teaching style were predominantly within my control as the instructor to influence and thereby impact student investment in a positive manner. The significance of this study rested in the co-construction of an understanding of investment in this specific adult learning context. Investment has the potential to bring understanding and meaning to the actions of individuals beyond the reach of the language learning context from which it originated, thereby adding value to a multiplicity of disciplines.
- ItemOpen AccessExploring the Context Dependence of Firms’ Innovation Activities(2017) MahdaviMazdeh, Hossein; Dewald, Jim; Falkenberg, Loren; Hawkins, Richard; Saunders, ChadHow do firms adjust their innovation activities to their situational and contextual setting? The extant literature does not provide a clear answer to this question as the context moves away from high-tech industries and R&D based innovations. This theoretical gap is reflected in the managerial practice in form of hardship in managing innovation in “low-tech” industries and underestimating the non-R&D opportunities of innovation across industries. This dissertation intends to contribute to filling this gap through addressing the following research questions: 1) What is the role of industry characteristics in determining the firm's decision regarding innovation both in an active decision making environment and in reaction to performance shortfall problems? And 2) what are the firm-specific factors that contribute to a firm's innovativeness and approach to innovation specially as measured by non-R&D proxies? I use three different datasets and methods each building part of the puzzle to provide a clear picture. In the first essay, I investigate the industry and firm characteristics that lead to choice of R&D and non-R&D forms of innovation in response to problems and propose theoretical insights that I verify using data on financial activities of public firms. In the second essay, I conduct a meta-analysis of innovation publications that uncovers the importance of non-cash input (absorbed slack) to firms’ innovativeness and identify the setting that such input makes the most impact. Finally, in the third essay, I use unique data about innovation activities of Canadian public and private firms to distinctly study the innovation approaches of resource industries – as one of the neglected industries in the innovation literature – and investigate how innovation in these industries is induced, measured, and utilized.
- ItemEmbargoInterorganizational learning: the process of knowledge transfer between organizations(2005) Dupilka, Tricia Leigh; Falkenberg, LorenHow do organizations gain the knowledge held by their strategic partners? This study identifies different levels of knowledge ( data, information, knowledge and intelligence) and the processes that facilitate its transfer between organizations. Different characteristics of knowledge are also recognized, and transfer mechanisms that facilitate its transfer identified. When managers are structuring strategic partnerships, they must acknowledge the motivation, ability and opportunity of each partner to exchange knowledge and build in processes and transfer mechanisms that will ensure they meet their knowledge transfer goals.
- ItemOpen AccessMULTILEVEL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: A COMPARISON OF GANDHI’S TRUSTEESHIP WITH STAKEHOLDER AND STEWARDSHIP FRAMEWORKS(Springer, 2015-06) Balakrishnan, Jaydeep; Malhotra, Ayesha; Falkenberg, LorenMohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi discussed corporate responsibility (CR) and business ethics over several decades of the 20th century. His views are still influential in modern India. In this paper, we highlight Gandhi’s cross-level CR framework, which operates at institutional, organizational, and individual levels. We also outline how the Tata Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates, has historically applied and continues to utilize Gandhi’s concept of trusteeship. We then compare Gandhi’s framework to modern notions of stakeholder and stewardship management. We conclude that trusteeship has strong potential to help firms and their stakeholders achieve shared value by: (a) considering the interactions between individual, organizational, and institutional factors and; (b) paying attention to a range of multi-level (reciprocal) stakeholder obligations.
- ItemOpen AccessThe Role of Collaboration in Achieving Corporate Social Responsibility Objectives(University of California Press, 2009) Falkenberg, Loren; Peloza, JohnThis article reports on how social responsibility objectives can be achieved through collaboration. Business goals related to social and environmental problems can be reached when involvement is integrative, as opposed to only transactional or philanthropic. The article discusses collaborations between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and firms, noting how their structures must align with objectives and collective action. Information is also provided on social welfare, corporate stakeholders, and business management.
- ItemOpen AccessSupervisor Unforgiveness in the Workplace: A Risk Protection Framework(2017) Stackhouse, Madelynn Raissa Dawn; Falkenberg, Loren; Ogunfowora, Babatunde; Mourali, Mehdi; Weinhardt, Justin; Griep, Yannick; Bobocel, RamonaAlthough there is growing interest in forgiveness in the workplace as a positive outcome for repairing workplace relationships, little is known about unforgiveness in response to workplace transgressions. This dissertation explores the conditions in which unforgiveness may be a functional response to a transgression. An exploratory qualitative study of supervisor narratives of subordinate transgressions systematically analyzed the nature of workplace unforgiveness, how it differs from forgiveness, and its functional value within the context of supervisor-subordinate relationships (Study 1). While forgiven narratives tended to minimize the offender’s role in the offense, unforgiven narratives tended to emphasize the negative consequences of the offense and portray the offense as diagnostic of moral flaws in the offender’s character. Additionally, in line with a risk protection view of unforgiveness, unforgiven narratives emphasized more rigorous behavioral safeguards to prevent the incident from reoccurring (e.g., changing policies, choosing not to assign future consequential tasks to the transgressor) compared to forgiven narratives. A quantitative critical incident study (Study 2) demonstrates that stronger supervisor unforgiveness post-transgression predicts greater use of task-based and relational exclusion as safeguards. This study further demonstrates that the positive links between supervisor unforgiveness and both types of exclusion safeguards are mediated by self-protection motives. Finally, an experimental study (Study 3) demonstrates that supervisors who express unforgiveness of a subordinate’s offense are viewed as more effective and less passive by third party observers compared to supervisors that forgive. The study also shows that supervisors who express unforgiveness engender reduced team member intentions to turnover from the team and improved team member satisfaction. Study 3 further demonstrates that these effects are mediated by the “doormat effect” – that is, compared to forgiving supervisors, unforgiving supervisors are less likely to be viewed as individuals who let others take advantage of them. Results are discussed in terms of the implications for future studies of workplace forgiveness and unforgiveness and the practical benefits of supervisor unforgiveness under certain circumstances.
- ItemOpen AccessTrading in conflict: exploring corporate security responsibility(2012) Hunt, Amara Elisabeth; Gregorian, Hrach; Falkenberg, LorenContemporary society recognizes that corporate actors have the ability to serve as both constructive and destructive actors in 'fragile' or conflict laden states. In response, Western public opinion has signalled its expectation that business should maximize its positive impact and contribute to social good in these states. The current corporate social responsibility (CSR) trend aimed at satisfying this expectation is predominantly defined by a loose framework guided by 'sustainability'. Alternatively, little attention has been directed towards the plausible role corporate actors can play in cultivating peace and security abroad. In response to this gap in research Deitelhoff and Wolf (2010) have presented a behavioural model establishing benchmarks for what they call 'corporate security responsibility' (CSecR), or corporate policies and activities aimed at cultivating peace and physical security in fragile states. Few case studies have been explored using this model and as a result its potential value remains ambiguous. Consequently, a gap exists in the CSR literature. This thesis aims to explore this gap by examining the experiences and CSR initiatives pursued by two Canadian extractive firms with operations in fragile states: Talisman Energy in Sudan and Anvil Mining in Congo. By doing so the research will determine whether or not the CSR policies and activities implemented in each case aligned with CSecR behaviour and subsequently explore the potential utility of pursuing Deitelhoff and Wolfs (2010) model as an alternative.